CHESTER*COUNTY, SC –* Police have charged a teen girl after she was caught on video assaulting another player*during a girl’s high school soccer match. The attack happened Monday afternoon during a soccer game between Chester High School and Lewisville High School. It was also captured on video by a CN2 News crew. In the video, 18-year-old Annette McCullough, a player for Lewisville, is passed the ball and ends up tripping and falling to the ground. When she stands up, she immediately begins beating the snot out of an opposing player. The video shows McCullough dragging the victim to the ground by her hair, then punching her in the head and face at least 11 times. The attack lasts around ten seconds and didn’t stop until a woman comes over and separates the two girls. A referee can then be seen escorting*McCullough off the field. The victim didn’t suffer any apparent major injuries, just some knots to her head. Her mother told reporters that she still has to*undergo*some medical tests to insure none of her daughter’s brains got scrambled in the melee. After reviewing the video, police charged McCullough with simple assault. Referees are also reviewing the video with the South Carolina High School League to see if they will dole out further punishments. “It’s unfortunate, it really is. Contact is a part of soccer, but when you retaliate like that, obviously, there is no place in the game for that,” referee Alan Parker said after the game. “And she didn’t stop which is even more egregious.” Lewisville High School’s assistant head coach Paul Atkerson echoed the same sentiments. “I know it will not be tolerated on this team and here in Lewisville,” he said. “This is something that should not have happened, it should not have happened at all.” I’ve watched the video 20 times, and it looks as if McCullough simply tripped. At no point does it look as if the girl she beat up touched her in any fashion — or at least in no way that caused McCullough to fall.
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